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Phrasal verbs
| What are phrasal verbs? |
| 1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.
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2. Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verbI ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home cannot be followed by an object.
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3. Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can beHe suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object followed by an object.
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4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object isI made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up" placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.
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5. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable.I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car. She looked the phone number up. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb.
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6. Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places.I ran into an old friend yesterday. They are looking into the problem. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, such phrasal verbs are marked with both * and + .
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7. WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take an objectI looked the number up in the phone book. I looked up the number in the phone book. in both places, you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.
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I looked the number up in the phone book. I looked up the number in the phone book. I looked it up in the phone book. correct I looked up it in the phone book. incorrect |
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Why sheep don't shrink when it rains?
Why they are called apartments when they are all stuck together? if con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
Why they call the airport "the terminal" if flying is so safe?
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